What do funders want?

We have had two great Dreamstore Days, in Whitburn in Scotland on 2 March and in Hereford on 23rd March.

More on those two days later. Meanwhile, the presentation shared on each day was on a topic which everyone in the voluntary sector knows to be of pressing concern at this time: fundraising.

Terry Yarnall is a professional fundraiser and offered some broad advice on ‘What do funders want?”. He provided an overview of the key skills you need to have to be a fundraiser, and some useful tips when making applications.

The biggest skill is in hearing NO, and then moving on to the next application. Among other skills were: